For now, Human Civilization as a whole was still moving in a positive direction. Yue Yuan was not impatient either; many things could be taken slowly.
Problems that could not be solved now would, with technological progress, eventually be replaced by new problems. For instance, once a new generation of Life Elixirs emerged, the social complacency caused by the Longevity Potion policy would quickly improve.
The longer people lived, the more they wanted to keep living. Eternal Life was torture for one person, but when everyone enjoyed Eternal Life, individuals no longer felt lonely. Then the new Life Elixir became motivation, separating those who worked hard to contribute to civilization from those who only sought pleasure.
Fairness in one respect would lead to unfairness in another. The institutions of human society in the interstellar age were not set in stone; they changed with time and with the changes brought by technological advancement. The New Government had always upheld this principle.
The reason was nothing more than the hope that humanity would continue progressing, keep progressing, meet the standards for The Great Voyage, and explore more of the universe's unknowns.
The starry sky was so vast and beautiful, the universe so boundless and captivating. Who knew how many secrets and unsolved mysteries lay hidden within? Human Civilization's march forward could not stop.
Time passed easily, but faces remained unchanged.
Ten years after ten years, a Sexagenary Cycle passed. Humanity once again set out into the stars, heading toward one unknown shore after another. Humanity seemed fortunate enough to have escaped the notice of that unknown Level 5 Civilization.
Perhaps that Evil Level 5 Civilization had never been searching for humanity at all. Who knew? In any case, humanity had encountered no pursuers. Perhaps, due to that Level Six Civilization war back